Mining Incidents

Rauville Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Edward A Egan
Watertown, Codington County, SD  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3901010

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
139
citations
33
significant & substantial
$42,311
proposed penalties
$42,020
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,708 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,555 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,786 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,560 4 0 2564.1
2024 Q4 3,269 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,477 5 1 912.9
2024 Q2 5,327 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

November 13, 2024 SD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Northern Con-Agg LLP · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing aboard pontoon boat from dredge when left knee gave out. Heard pop noise when this happened. After several days it was knee suffered ligament damage.

2022 · 1 incident

September 30, 2022 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Con-Agg LLP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a small front end loader. While employee was climbing down loader steps they stepped on a rock with right foot and rolled ankle. Employee has been diagnosed with a sprained right ankle.

2021 · 1 incident

August 4, 2021 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Con-Agg LLP · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a front end loader. Loader traversed a bump jarring the employee and causing pain in lower back. Employee has been diagnosed with possible disc and/or muscle injury in lower back.

2015 · 2 incidents

April 23, 2015 SD · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Con-Agg LLP · Fall onto or against objects

Employee's foot slipped on catwalk at entrance to surge pile tunnel. Fell on catwalk guardrail with right shoulder. Pain in right shoulder. Employee received some physical therapy treatments but missed no work days. Injury was later determined to be torn muscle. Surgery to correct performed on 08/17/15.

April 23, 2015 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Con-Agg LLP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hammer and chisel to knock bearing loose of a shaft. The chisel bounced back and hit employee on right cheek, knocking off protective glasses and impacting the right eye. Damage to eye is unknown at this time.

2006 · 1 incident

September 1, 2006 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Con-Agg, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting conveyor belting with retractable blade knife. Conditions were damp. Knife and hand slipped and knife cut right thumb. Laceration required three internal stitches and seven external stitches.

2000 · 1 incident

June 20, 2000 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HELPING REPAIR BEARING AT TAIL PULLEY OF CONVEYOR STACKER. STACKER WAS LOCED AND TAGGED OUT PRIOR TO REPAIR. WHILE LINING UP BEARING THE TAKE UP ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE AND PINCHED EE FINGER AG AINST CONVEYOR FRAME.